Life skills, sociodemographic variables and suicide risk in college students

Objective: To determine the effect of life skills and sociodemographic variables on the risk of suicide differentiated by sex. Methodology: Non-experimental, quantitative study with a descriptive cross-sectional design, the type of sampling used was non-probabilistic by convenience. Results: Males presented a higher risk in terms of total scores of suicidal orientation with 16.2% compared to females who represented 15.2%, this difference was statistically significant. The dimensions that most affected ideation in men were low self-esteem, while in women it was low self-esteem, loneliness and isolation. It was found that marital status (single and free union-partner relationship) can increase up to 3.312 times the risk of presenting suicide risk followed by sex (3.09), occupation (2.416) and assertive communication (2.251). Conclusions: The prevalence of suicide in university students was of medium level, however, it is considered that the phenomenon of suicide at this stage should be studied in depth, since it is the age range where most suicides are committed in the world.